The Regnum Christi Movement offers its members some guidelines of a gospel-based spirituality as an ideal of Christian life. The spiritual path that Regnum Christi members walk mainly consists in knowing, loving, imitating, and proclaiming Christ. This is the path and these are the goals.

Below, we offer some resources that can help nurture the spiritual life of Movement members and of any Christian.

The
Pharisees approached Jesus and asked, "Is it lawful for
a husband to divorce his wife?" They were testing
him. He said to them in reply, "What did Moses
command you?" They replied, "Moses permitted him to write
a bill of divorce and dismiss her." But Jesus
told them, "Because of the hardness of your hearts he
wrote you this commandment. But from the beginning of
creation, God made them male and female. For this
reason a man shall leave his father and mother and
be joined to his wife, and the two shall
become one flesh. So they are no longer two but
one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, no
human being must separate." In the house the disciples
again questioned him about this. He said to them,
"Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against
her; and if she divorces her husband and marries
another, she commits adultery." And people were bringing children
to him that he might touch them, but the
disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this he became indignant
and said to them, "Let the children come to
me; do not prevent them, for the Kingdom of
God belongs to such as these. Amen, I say to
you, whoever does not accept the Kingdom of God
like a child will not enter it." Then he embraced
them and blessed them, placing his hands on them.

Introductory Prayer:Lord Jesus, you are the master of
the universe, and yet you wish to listen to me
and guide me. You know all things past, present
and future, and yet you respect my freedom to
choose you. Holy Trinity, you are completely happy and fulfilled
on you own, and yet you have generously brought
us into existence. You are our fulfillment. Thank you
for the gift of yourself. I offer the littleness of
myself in return, knowing you are pleased with what
I have to give.

Petition: Loving Father, help me
to be open to your message today.

1. Man Puts God
to the Test: In today’s Gospel, the Pharisees put Christ
to the test and call God’s plan into question.
How brutally proud we can sometimes become in our
relationship with God! Who are we to test God? The
Book of Job reminds us that when we test
God, it is we who end up being sifted like
wheat: “Who is this that obscures divine plans with
words of ignorance? Gird up your loins now, like
a man; I will question you, and you tell me
the answers” (Job 38:1-2)! We can only answer wisely
by repeating Job’s response: “Behold, I am of little
account; what can I answer you? I put my hand
over my mouth. Though I have spoken once, I
will not do so again; though twice, I will do
so no more (Job 40: 4-5). Do I sometimes
question God’s providence by complaining, “Lord, why do you
make me suffer?”

2. Asking Again for Good Measure: The
disciples listened to Jesus’ reply about marriage and wondered.
They were far more open than the Pharisees to
Our Lord’s message, but this point is hard for the
disciples to swallow as well. The second time around,
Jesus reaffirms his same answer. Whoever divorces and remarries
commits adultery. This passage reminds us that the Church
bases her teachings on Christ’s own teachings. The Church is
the means by which his demanding message reaches us
without being watered down. Do I know and value
the teaching of the Church as the guardian of Christ’s
own words? Do I loyally defend her teachings?

3. Becoming
Like Children: What Jesus likes so much about children is
their sincerity, simplicity and purity. Instead of doubting or
questioning God’s providence, they joyfully accept everything with a
simple trust. Do I have these same attitudes in
my dealings with my heavenly Father? Have I learned to
discover the loving hand of his providence in every
event and circumstance of my life? Do I thank
him for all of the graces he lavishes upon me
every day? Perhaps I have a long path to
walk before I achieve this spiritual childhood.

Conversation with Christ:Lord, today I want to be more humble by not
setting myself up as a judge of your decisions,
but by simply accepting all the circumstances you have
permitted throughout my life. Please, walk with me throughout this
journey and protect me from the enemies that might
besiege me. I want only to be your child.

Resolution:I will stop and thank God at
least once today for all of the graces I have
received from his loving providence.

The daily meditation is a service of Regnum Christi that offers people a Gospel reflection through e-mail. You can view the weekly meditation on this link or listen the podcast version here.